text_original: Italy Italy had been, ever since 410, the spoil of contending chieftains, who set up and deposed puppet emperors as they pleased. The last of these puppet emperors, a boy of about fourteen, was ruling in Rome in 476, under the protection of his father, Orestes.
text_transcription: ITALY HAD BEEN EVER SINCE FOUR TEN THE SPOIL OF CONTENDING CHIEFTAINS WHO SET UP AND DEPOSED PUPPET EMPERORS AS THEY PLEASED THE LAST OF THESE PUPPET EMPERORS A BOY OF ABOUT FOURTEEN WAS RULING IN ROME IN FOUR SEVENTY SIX UNDER THE PROTECTION OF HIS FATHER ORESTES
phonemes: ˈɪɾəli ˈɪɾəli hɐdbɪn, ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, ðə spˈɔɪl ʌv kəntˈɛndɪŋ tʃˈiːftənz, hˌuː sˈɛt ˌʌp ænd dᵻpˈoʊzd pˈʌpɪt ˈɛmpɚɹɚz æz ðeɪ plˈiːzd. ðə lˈæst ʌv ðiːz pˈʌpɪt ˈɛmpɚɹɚz, ɐ bˈɔɪ ʌv ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹtiːn, wʌz ɹˈuːlɪŋ ɪn ɹˈoʊm ɪn fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ˈɔːɹsts.